Description

SK 06 SE
5/28
1.2.67

HEATHYLEE C.P.
Longnor Sawmill

II

Sawmill. Early C19. Coursed stone, ashlar quoins, and block dressings,
blue tile roof (one-third remaining at time of resurvey). Two-storey,
6-bay (1-2-1-2) front with later gabled two-storey projections to left
and to centre. Centre with verge parapets and end stacks with
moulded capping. Round-arched window openings with fixed lights and
keystones over to first floor main range; round-arched entrances of
various sizes positioned below excepting right hand bay with additional
round-arched door and square headed window to extreme right; projecting
wings contain smaller, irregularly-placed rectangular lights.
Interior: cast iron overshot wheel housing and running gear, (fed from
rear) remain, some later transmission gear; vaulted mill race return.
The mill has served several purposes, including sawmill and bone
crushing mill. Undergoing restoration and rebuilding at time of
resurvey (June 1984).

Listing NGR: SK0847464666

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26493995

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)